Meet Victoria “Tori” Bell. She manages Internal Community building efforts at Facebook and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Tori is most proud of founding and leading the employee resource group "Black Women at Facebook" in 2017. Black Women at Facebook aims to support the development of those who identify as Black Women at the company. To-date they have chapters across the globe and serve as the industry leader in the intersectional employee resource group space.

Prior to Facebook, Tori was an early employee at Jopwell, a Diversity and Inclusion technology platform where she had the opportunity to participate in the Y-Combinator incubator program. During her time at Jopwell, Tori helped to build and scale the campus ambassador and undergraduate hiring programs.

A graduate of Agnes Scott College and a native of Wichita, Kansas, Tori is passionate about fostering community and creating spaces for women and people of color to thrive.

On this episode we discuss:

• Growing up in Kansas and passion for racial justice
• A shared love for Traceee Ellis Ross
• The conception of Black Women @ Facebook
• Building a relationship with Sophia Amuruso and creating a Diversity Equity and Inclusion course for Business Class
• Common misconceptions on diversity, equity and inclusion
• Active allyship
  

You’ll want to listen through the episode for some great music, show, and business recommendations. This is Tori Bell on Creating Community and Building Intersectional Spaces.

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• Business Class Website
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• Sophia Amuruso Website
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• Abraham Hicks Website
• The Daily Podcast
• Danielle Young Instagram
• Quick Hire Website

Meet Jovanna Youssef, the daughter of immigrants, a retail tech enthusiast, and current product marketer + customer strategist at Rent the Runway.

She’s inspired by technologies that make people’s lives easier, do things more efficiently or provide access and opportunities for women. Throughout her career she has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, worked with startups, and launched global features touching millions of people.

From a young age, fashion has been at the center of her world thanks to her mom who she credits for her love of fashion. She’s excited about the future of fashion and retail and especially how technology will amplify and evolve the industry.

She’s particularly passionate about helping women break into the technology space and increasing diversity in tech.

You are in for a great conversation on:

• Taking opportunities where you can learn
• Working as a product manager
• Finding inspiration from leaders and peers
• Defining personal style
• Practicing self-care in challenging times

This is Jovanna on Creating A Career in Product Management and Defining Your Personal Style.

Meet Ariel Belgrave, a health and fitness coach, a sponsored Under Armour athlete, a fitness instructor, and the CEO of Gym Hooky, a wellness brand focused on helping busy women build healthy habits.

Through her signature program, The L.E.A.N. Method, she's helped thousands of women around the world move more and eat better. Ariel's work has been featured across various platforms, including Women's Health, Shape Magazine, Essence, PopSugar, Huffington Post, and Buzzfeed.

Before pursuing her fitness business full-time, Ariel worked as a corporate professional. She began her career in finance at JPMorgan. After 4.5 years on Wall Street, she took the leap to join the tech industry in Silicon Valley. Her tech career began as the first employee and Program Director at dev/color/. Ariel soon made her way over to Facebook where she worked as a Senior Program Manager in Human Resources for 3 years.

She recently left Facebook to focus on building and growing her fitness business, Gym Hooky, full-time.

Ariel is a proud wife and 2011 graduate of Boston College where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and played D1 rugby. She is also a native of Brockton, MA.

On this episode we discuss:

• Stepping out of your comfort zone
• Building TRUST and staying consistent with your brand
• Determining your worth and accepting nothing less
• Showing up in the ways the work best for you

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• Gym Hooky
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